Draft-rigging.



E. GEORGE. In.

DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION HLED luNE 23.1911.

Fatented Apr. 22, 1919.

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DRAM HIGGINS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. ISI?.

aened Apr. 22,1919.

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lllll H 1 M fwd To all wfwm 'it may concern:

Be ii; known elia-'e l, lnoon Geenen? 5f.. a citizen of the United S'zaes, iesifling at lPit'tslouigli, in the eountyol Allegheny anni.. Stae of Pennsylvania.f1 have invented. eei'lain new ancl useful linpioyeinente in lli-alii.- Rigging; ancl l do lieeby eleelaie the lollowing to be a full, eleai', and exact flesei' *eion of elle invention, suoli es will enaV others skilled in 'llie 'lao Wliieli il; appelu lains to make and use lle saineY lily inien'tion i'elales izo draft ligging railway cais ancl is paificularly address 'lo means for pivotally connecting llie end of a Lliawbar lo ille lont end of a yole in a manner enabling the usual lf-ail pin lo lie dispensed with. The principal object of me Y invention is to produce means ol' elle eliaiacier indicated Wliieli are simple in eoneeiuc lion, strong, and piaelieal ancl fluiable in service. Geneially staecl. -ne 1nest inoov in nliieli contemplate applying' ille "oiinciple ol my invention to accomplish ilus objec involves "alle combination of a *bai* liavine oppositely extending pivot lugs, a clralt yoke having upper and lower branches 'eliat are iespectively provided Willi soclie's afl"- oicling curved bearing faces adapted 'io engage tile coiresponeling gives lugs., anfl means for prevenl-ing separation of 'l'lie bi'anclies of elle yolie ai; llieii ioiwa'lcl ends Without inteifering Willi the pivo'abing oli 'the coupler or clrawlbai' with respect lo Elie yoke., such means preferably Consisting of a sleeve embracing the i'eai enel of tlie cli'awbai and lie forward end of the yoke and havingits opening liaied oi Wielenecl eentf-ally te peiinib swinging of "elle (liayvlaar Willi respect thereto.

ln Jalie eli'awing illustrating 'tlie ini'en'zion9 lie scope Wliei'eoi3 is pointed out in lie claims,

Figure l is a. plan View of an assembled mechanism emlioflying my invenliioin 'elle springs ancl followers or` o'cliei ensliioning,1 elements of the flialt rigging; commonly embraced loy Jalie yoke being1 omiieo.

Fig. 2 is a sicle elevation of "glie devices illusf'rafecl in Fig. l, the head of l'lie coupler Oi cliaw'bai beingl oinisled.

lfig. 3 is a sicle elevationsiinilai to F 2, the sleeve nieinloei' being;f in seel'ion to show the operative relation of elle i'eai' end of the diaw'bai' and Oiwaicl enel ol 'elle yoke.

'l are.l ne; 'ation ainl a horizontal central section of llie eeve nien lief wliieli embraces elle Tear enfL o e eliawbai and 'lne enfle C-' 'Lilie rl e yolfe lnanclies.

a. eleifation oil a n lie encl of lie ci Wliai forward enel of' alle yoke.. Jalle sleeve in section.

plan *View of ie reni" enel of 'lille nimli forni olf (li-animi anil the foiwaid end o yolie sliown in Fig. 8.

Fig. l0 is a iletail eifle. elevation showing` in assenilileil ielafion 'portion of a clean*- oai' ancl cliaieyoke einboclying iiOfliiCa 'Lion 'elie inienion in n'liicli 'Lne sleeve er; is nos yell.

'l is a f i -plan View oi the eefiees s'liucli ln the eonsl" l lo 5. inclusive near iis real enoL 'x'ei'li illy exl'einl' conical iioini, il e sinallei eliaineleie lugsj as sliowinlieing at lieii' pol 'Lion Y Y Vthe inain body of lie These pi el'. lugs .ip-.naftively sharp eumluie in oiflel lo facilitate elle fC-.inni o ol '-lie oiawiiai' willi iespee ilie yol eneii fliaineleis of euivaule being; preferably less 'than the wifllzli of "elle (irambai tliis point. i slioit clisanee in acl- Yanee of elle pii'oi lugs 2 lle (liawliai' is illusiai ci, in lawear l is piovicled opposiely disposed i pivot lu e is liniit ille foi-ward inoveiectiyelya an enel ele- "owing a 'iuiiliel' modifie-anion of ille i" ioiso pivot lugs adjacent its rear end, of a draft yoke provided with correspondingly curved bearing shoulders adapted to engage said pivot lugs, und. a sleeve embracin said drziwbar and yoke, said sleeve being formed with a flaring opening in which said drawbar is adapted toswing laterally.

e. In zi draft rigging, the combination with a drawbar, of e draft yoke pivotally connected thereto, and e, sleeve embracing said drawbar and yoke, the opening through said sleeve being wider centrally than at the top and bottom, the said drawbar extending into the wider portion of said opening, and the narrower` portions of said opening being adapted to receive the forward portions of said yoke.

ln a draft rigging, the combination with a drawbar provided with vertically extending pivot lugs and having in advance of said pivot lugs a plurality of upright pr0- jections constituting means forV limiting longitudinal movement of adraft yoke an a sleeve with respect to said drawbar, of a draft yoke having upper and lower branches each'of which is provided near its forward end with e curved bearing face adapted to engage the corresponding pivot lu of said drawbar, the forward ends of the ranches of. said voke being adapted to be engaged by the said upright projections, and n sleeve embracing said drawbar and yoke and adapted to engage said uprightlugs.

6. in y a draft rigging, the combination with a drawbar having vertically extending pivot lugs adjacent its rear end, of a draft said curved bearing fece and adapted to receive one of said pivot lugs between them, and means rearwardly movable with respect to said yoke for preventing separation of the socketed ends of said yoke.

7. ln at draft rigging, the combination with a drawbar, of a draft yoke pivotally connected thereto, one of said members being formed with acurved pivot lug whose diameter of curvature is less than the width of the part on which it is formed, and the other of said members being formed with a socket open at one end and having n curved bearing falce adapted to engaO-e said curved pivot lug, sind a sleeve encirc ing said yoke for preventing separation of the forward ends of said yoke. Y

8 ln a draft rigging, the combination with e drawbzir having a pivot lng and a stop lug in advance of the pivot lug to limit the forward movement of the yoke with respect to the drawbar`V of a yoke having e socket for the reception 'of the -pivot lug, said socket being open at its rear and provided with parallel walls preventing lateral displacement of the pivot lug of the drnwbar.

in testimony whereof l: aflx my signature.

Enoon esoneri, JR. 

